About Us

DrinkingTicket is a viral media/news company based out of Columbia, SC. We tweet local and breaking news and information mainly relating to The University of South Carolina and the City of Columbia. We have been in operation for several years now and grow by about 100 followers a week. Our team consists of several University of South Carolina current students and alumni.

Why do we run this account? Well, for the greater good and as a public service. We created this account to help keep the students of The University of South Carolina informed and protected. We handle hundreds of tips on a weekly basis and pride ourselves on always providing live, breaking, reliable news to our followers.

We are always open to people joining our team. If you are interested in working with DrinkingTicket feel free to contact us and let us know. Who knows, you may just end up becoming our newest team member.

License to Us

By submitting pictures or videos to DrinkingTicket.com and/or @DrinkingTicket on Twitter: You grant us, without any compensation of any kind to you or others, the exclusive right and license to use, copy, distribute, display, publish, perform, sell, sublicense, modify, edit, adapt, translate, transmit, create derivative works from, and otherwise exploit all Images in any form, medium or technology that we elect, whether now or in the future. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that, without further approval from you, we may exercise the rights you grant us herein for any and all purposes we deem appropriate, including, without limitation, for the promotion, marketing, and publicizing of our services and products. We may, for example, use and publish the Images on our website or third party websites, in our print, broadcast and digital advertisements, in our marketing materials, and in connection with our promotional events. The right and license you grant us is perpetual, irrevocable, exclusive, royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, and transferable without your further consent. You understand and agree that we have the option, but not the obligation, to use the Image you submit to us, and that if we exercise our license rights, we may also use your User Information in conjunction with such Images.